koronae

ramyb wrote:I love how my choice of style is considered "antics." Next time I'll try not to step out of line, and I'll do exactly what you want to see to avoid being scolded.

I think antics is a pretty good word to describe your continual submitting of rehashed designs. Trust me, changing things up for a couple of weeks and then going right back to your sure to win googly eyed animal stuff pretty much reeks of "antics".

wmorrill

ramyb

koronae wrote:I think antics is a pretty good word to describe your continual submitting of rehashed designs. Trust me, changing things up for a couple of weeks and then going right back to your sure to win googly eyed animal stuff pretty much reeks of "antics".

Edit: Gimmick might be a more appropriate word, but my point stands.

Continual submitting, as in I did two designs that you consider similar 3 months apart? I feel that if I do a design that's a "googly eyed animal" once every 5 or 6 weeks, it's more of an exception than a rule. It amazes me that every week that I don't do a cute animal, people say that it's great to see something different from me, when I rarely submit cute animals anymore. On top of that, this design is not a "googly eyed animal" at all. In fact, you can hardly see the animal's eye in the design because it's so small.

Anyway, I'm done defending this design. I put a lot of time into it, I'm happy with it, and it's different from the rest of the entries in the derby. I think I accomplished my mission.

elwayman02

When I thought of steampunk, a lot of obvious ideas came to mind, but I wanted to do something a little more off-the-wall, something just randomly awesome and mechanical. So here we are with steampunk pirates, the corsairs of the sky. And yes, the pirate flag is wearing goggles. ;)

nrarmen

I think adding the dog is a nifty idea for the contrast. I'm glad it has purpose and I enjoy subtlety. Overall I don't feel love for the design though. It's hard to explain but I don't like the robot and the size of the print.

Not that my opinion totally matters anyway but at least I critiqued the design instead of QQing about the designer. Even if you hate his stuff you can't deny Ramyb has artistic talent.

koronae

theshizzler wrote:Isn't anyone else tired of these designs yet? You know, the ones where something cute is juxtaposed with something else in an 'ironic' way?

No way. I can't imagine anyone being tired of such a thing. Also, one more point I'd like to make. This is much more retro-futurism in style than it is steampunk. Then again, 90% of the entries involving robots are as well.

(Also, I've never denied Ramyb doesn't have talent. I just believe that he often fails to utilize it. Go look at the art he did before he got into the anime cutsie BS.)

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